Québec mosque shooting: five reportedly killed in Canada gun attackTwo arrests made but one suspect may still be on run after fatal shooting during evening prayers on Sunday

Five people have reportedly been killed and several injured in a gun attack at a mosque in Québec City.

Witnesses said the shooting was carried out by three attackers and happened during evening prayers at about 8pm on Sunday.

Two arrests have been made, a police spokesman said. Local newspaper Le Soleil said police told them a third suspect could still be on the run. Details of the death toll have not been released, however, the mosque’s president, Mohamed Yangui, said five people were killed.

About 40 people were thought to be in the building – the Québec City Islamic cultural center on Sainte-Foy Street – at the time.

A shooting at a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers left six people dead in an attack that Canada's prime minister called an act of terrorism. Police arrested two suspects, including one who called 911 to say he was armed but ready to give himself up.

More than 50 people were at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre when the shooting erupted Sunday night. In addition to the six who died, five were in critical condition and 12 others suffered minor injuries, University of Quebec Hospital Centre spokeswoman Genevieve Dupuis said Monday. The dead ranged in age from 35 to 65.

One was arrested at the scene and another nearby, in his car on a bridge near d'Orleans where he called 911 to say he wanted to cooperate with police. Police said they did not believe there were other suspects but were investigating.

Police didn't give a possible motive for the suspects, who they said were in their late 20s or early 30s and had no prior police records.

Only one of the two men initially arrested for killing six people at a Quebec mosque on Sunday is now facing charges.

Alexandre Bissonnette and Mohamed el Khadir were both taken into custody after the attack at the Islamic Cultural Center in Quebec City on Sunday night, court clerks confirmed.

Sûreté du Québec revealed on Monday afternoon that only one of the two people previously arrested is now facing charges but would not share which. The other man is now being treated as a witness, a spokeswoman told DailyMail.com.

The man suspected of carrying out the attack will appear before court in Quebec on Monday or Tuesday, she added.

Six men aged between 39 and 60 were killed at the scene and five remain in a critical condition in intensive care at the city's Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus. Twelve others had less serious injuries and another 39 escaped unharmed.

El Khadir was picked up by police at the mosque but Bissonnette fled in his Mitsubishi and was arrested in nearby Ile d'Orleans around 20 minutes later after calling 911 to turn himself in, Le Soleil reports. Police found two rifles and an AK-47 in the car.

Authorities refused to confirm their names on Monday but said they were not seeking anyone else in connection with the terrorist attack beyond the two already in custody who are in their 'late twenties, early thirties'.

Bissonnette has now been officially charged. He is a 27-year-old Laval University student. On Facebook, he followed several profiles that espouse right-wing ideologies, including that of Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader of France's National Front.

Alexandre Bissonnette is facing six charges of first degree murder, five charges of attempted murder.

-----------------------------Quebec provincial police have released the names of all six victims who were killed in the Sunday evening shooting at a Quebec City mosque.